Element Note vs IKUSA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Element Note
This app offers a distraction-free digital notebook experience with advanced handwriting, PDF annotation, and sketching capabilities. It features unique brushes, a powerful rendering engine, and smart organization tools. Sync your notes across devices and collaborate with others seamlessly.
- Unique handwriting brushes
- Smooth drawing engine
- PDF annotation
- Text, shape, and image attachments
- On-device OCR search
- Smart dark mode
- iCloud sync and collaboration
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Element Note is the next-gen note taking, PDF annotation, and light sketching app. We stripped down the unnecessaries and carefully polished the elemental functions for a digital notebook. With a modern look and powerful features, Element Note strives to provide an elegant writing space free of distractions. Features: Unique brushes - Pencil (HB Pencil, Mechanical Pencil) - Pen (Pen, Line Pen, Fountain Pen) - Brush (Art Brush, Round Brush) - Marker (Marker, Round Marker) Best-in-class note rendering engine - Smooth and fluid drawing powered by Metal technology - Support gradient ink for more expressive notes Powerful attachments - Text - Shape - Sticker - Image Universal Search - Search through your PDF & Handwritting using on device OCR Smart Darkmode - Smartly adapts all of your notes to the system darkmode without changing the paper or stroke colors. iCloud Sync & Collaboration - Sync via your personal iCloud (No data is passed to our server) - Collaborate through iCloud collaboration for up to 100 users. Desktop class organization - Intuitive multi-select drag and drop gesture to organize your notes or pages Element Note is free to try for up to 3 notes. Unlock the full app with an in app purchase to create unlimited notes. Terms and Conditions https://elementnote.app/terms Privacy Policy https://elementnote.app/privacy
IKUSA
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IKUSAは、政治家・議員・後援会のための名簿管理アプリです。 日々の名簿整理から政治活動、災害時の地域対応までをひとつにまとめます。 【主な機能】 ・重複チェック:似た名簿を検出してまとめられる ・名刺スキャンで名簿登録:名刺を撮るだけで氏名・住所・連絡先を読み取り ・名簿管理:個人/後援会/企業団体、代表名簿・紐づき名簿で世帯や組織を整理 ・地図で訪問・掲示管理:戸建て・集合住宅・ポスター・陳情場所を航空写真の地図に記録。選挙区設定やポスター掲示の進捗も管理 ・災害対応の緊急事態モード:気象庁の防災気象情報や、国土地理院等の公的データを活用し、指定緊急避難場所を地図上で確認。 地域の避難所・現場情報をすばやく把握 ・領収書スキャン:紙に貼った領収書を撮ると自動で1枚ずつに分け、政務活動費の費目ごとに一覧化(国会議員用・地方議員用) ・エクセル/CSV取込・出力:既存名簿の取り込み、項目を選んでCSV書き出し ・宛名印刷:宛名ラベル・封筒を印刷。敬称(様・先生・御中 など)を相手ごとに選択 ・着信時に名前表示:名簿の電話番号を端末の着信識別に登録 【プライバシー】 データは利用者の端末内、およびご自身のiCloud(private database)に保存され、 開発者のサーバーへ自動送信しません。広告配信・トラッキングは行いません。 【プレミアム(月額¥2,980・自動更新)】 ご加入で名簿登録が無制限になり、すべての機能を制限なくご利用いただけます。 ・支払いはApple IDに請求されます。 ・期間終了の24時間前までに解約しない限り自動更新されます。解約はApp Storeのアカウント設定から行えます。 ・利用規約/プライバシーポリシーはアプリ内およびプライバシーポリシーページに記載しています。 ――――――――― ご利用規約(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ プライバシーポリシー: https://ikusa-app-2026.web.app/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IKUSA at every 2 days against Element Note's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Element Note sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per year and IKUSA sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Element Note ships an update fortnightly, IKUSA every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Element Note | IKUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soysauce Lab | NORIAKI ASO |
Bugs and requests
Element Note
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes and files randomly disappearing
- Inconsistent behavior when using the floating keyboard
- Handwriting recognition not working as expected
- Exported PDFs losing formatting and background colors
Requested features
6 requests- Ruler tool
- Ability to resize/rotate selections
- Improved text editing and formatting
- Presentation mode for connecting to displays
- Ability to import/export multiple files at once
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- Seasonal or custom sticker packs
IKUSA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Element Note
- Element Note Yearly$3.491 Year
- Element Note Yearly$4.991 Year
- Lifetime$14.99
IKUSA
- プレミアム$19.991 Month









